Manipur: Shutdown call given by insurgent groups ahead of PM Modi visit
PM Modi will visit Manipur on February 25 to address an election campaign rally in Imphal.
CorCom has said that the shutdown will be imposed at 6AM on Saturday and will be effective until PM Modi has left Imphal.
Following the shutdown call, security measures in Manipur have been beefed up, especially in Imphal, to ensure that law and order situation remains under control.
The two-phase Assembly elections in Manipur are scheduled for March 4 and 8.
Meanwhile, the Centre sent more security personnel to the poll bound state to maintain the law and order situation.
A top official from the Union Home Ministry said that the Centre has sent 30 additional companies to Manipur as 250 companies are already engaged to maintain the law and order situation in the state.
On the other hand, the Union government airlifted more petroleum products in Manipur.
The more than three month long economic blockade of the state imposed by the United Naga Council (UNC) has resulted in several problems, including scarcity of essential commodities, petroleum products, and drugs.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
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